Fred Rogers’ Commencement address at Middlebury College, May 2001 BESIDE MY CHAIR IN MY OFFICE IS A FRAMED PIECE OF CALLIGRAPHY WITH A SENTENCE FROM SAINT EXUPERY’S BOOK, “THE LITTLE PRINCE” (“LE PETIT PRINCE”). IT READS: “L’ESSENTIEL EST INVISIBLE POUR LES YEUX.” (WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IS INVISIBLE TO THE EYE.) I FEEL THE CLOSER WE […]
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There was a doctor who went to get his hair cut and he went to pay for it. The barber said, “you guys in the medical field, you do so much for others; this one’s on me. The doctor put away his wallet and said, “thank you.” In the morning when the barber showed up […]
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THANKSGIVING Lack of thanksgiving is a ‘bad dog’, according to Martin Luther: “I’ve got three bad dogs: pride, unthankfulness and envy. Who gets bitten by these dogs has been sorely bitten.” –Martin Luther (Here is the original: Ich habe drei bose Hunde: Stolz, Undankbarkeit, und Neid. Wen diese drei Hunde beissen, ist sehr uebel gebissen.} […]
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Prayer of Thanksgiving for Surprises For a friend’s unexpected call, for a letter unforeseen, for the sunlight bursting through thick clouds, for a porpoise frolicking in the water, for seals basking in the sun, for an invitation to dinner on a lonely eve, for a request to “come along”; for all the wonderful surprises of […]
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GIVING OUR WORST Around Thanksgiving a few years ago, radio commentator Paul Harvey shared a true story of a woman and her frozen Thanksgiving turkey. The Butterball Turkey Company set up a telephone hotline to answer consumer questions about preparing holiday turkeys. One woman called to inquire about cooking a turkey that had been in […]
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The Paradox of Our Time in History is that we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; more medicine, but less wellness. We read too little, watch TV too much and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our […]
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